So much for Okie-homa being a bad city for basketball...

[westkoast]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3585230

Looks like they want a team and want it bad....

[Lurker]

And after 2-3 seasons of lottery basketball how many tickets can they sell?

Charlotte was like this for the Hornets as well as New Orleans.

[westkoast]

And after 2-3 seasons of lottery basketball how many tickets can they sell?

Charlotte was like this for the Hornets as well as New Orleans.

Charlotte was loyal to the Hornets for a really long time.  From the Larry Johnson/Mugesy Boges era to the Baron Davis era.  They were never 'great' teams but they were supported.  I don't think anyone expects a lottery team to be good within the first year or two.  To me it seems like the city is just happy to have another thing to do.

[jemagee]

I guess anything that distracts you from the fact that you live in Oklahoma, even for a couple hours, will garner attention.